Goins & Washenitz share Mary Ostrowski Award By
Marley Washenitz (left) & Baylee Goins share state player of the year honors.
(Story by Chris Johnson for the WVSWA)
The path to success doesn’t always have to be a solo mission.
Amongst a crowded field of talented high school girls basketball players, two players in particular stood out to a point where they were considered equal in the eyes of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association which announced on Friday that Nitro senior Baylee Goins and Fairmont Senior junior Marley Washenitz are the co-recipients of the Mary Ostrowski Award.
The Mary Ostrowski Award, named after the legendary Parkersburg Catholic standout, is given annually to the state’s best high school girls basketball player. After a tie in votes and proceeding tiebreakers, the support for Goins and Washenitz remained equally deadlocked.
Faye Liner Collins, 90, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
She spent most of her adult life as owner of Collins Oil Company with her late husband, Pete Collins.
In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents, Jess and May Goodner Liner; and siblings: Max Liner, Pat Jones and Ruth Varnell.
Survivors include her sons: Brian Collins and wife, Kellye, and Jay Collins and wife, Lynn; grandchildren: Brad Collins, Pierce Collins, Pete Collins and Madison Collins; sister, Sue Liner Chambers and husband, Elmer; brother-in-law, Winston Varnell; and nephew, Craig Liner.
Her family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Fike-Randolph & Son Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held immediately following the visitation at Hilcrest Memorial Gardens, with Pastor Skip White officiating. Pierce Collins, Pete Collins, Craig Liner, Tim Stinnett, Mark Burger and John Collins will serve as pallbearers. A dove release c
Op-Ed: 23 Ala. district attorneys sign letter in opposition to medical marijuana legislation (Source: Adam Mintzer) By 23 Alabama district attorneys | April 28, 2021 at 4:47 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 4:47 PM
Message to House members from DA Andy Hamlin:
Dear Members of the Alabama Legislature:
The attached letter was written on behalf of 23 elected district attorneys representing a significant population of our state. We are unified in our opposition to the proposed legislation that would open the door to a wealth of public health, safety and economic problems that would be difficult to reverse. It is our duty to raise these concerns, and we hope you will consider them carefully before casting any votes that could lead to the serious implications we have outlined here.
TAYLORSVILLE The chair of the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission said Tuesday that it s possible the commission could start designing its first drafts of state voting maps in August, which would be a month earlier than what was originally expected based on 2020 Census delays.
If so, it has nothing to do with new data released by the Census Bureau Monday and everything to do with what the Census Bureau announced last month. Agency officials said on March 15 it is expected to release legacy format data in mid-to-late August, which is raw data not compiled into simpler tables and tools for states using the information to create voting boundaries.
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READY TO LAUNCH 50TH SEASON â From left, Crystal Sharma, Kelsey Ohler and Connie Wendel are all smiles after receiving their scripts from Director Diana Mendel, right, for âFour Old Broads,â which the Brooke Hills Playhouse will present May 28-30 and June 4-6 during what is the kickoff of its celebratory 50th anniversary year. Brooke Hills Playhouse is located in Brooke Hills Park, about 5 miles east of Wellsburg. On Fridays and Saturdays the show starts at 8 p.m. Box office opens at 7 p.m. On Sundays the show starts at 2 p.m., and the box office opens at 1 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors (55 years and older) and students; and $8 for children. Season ticket holders from 2020 may use their remaining tickets for the 2021 season. Season tickets for the four shows of 2021 will be $36 for adults; $30 for seniors and students; and $24 for children. Checks should be made out to BCAC and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope and